Auburn police arrested two women on prostitution and drug charges this week, then charged one of the women and her husband with stealing the night bank deposit from a city convenience store in July.

Police arrested Ashley D. Byrne, 22, of 207 Perrine Ave., Auburn, and Barbara Lynn Fuller, 31, of 159 Pinnacle Hill Road, Fulton. Each was charged with two counts of prostitution, and one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance.

The prostitution charge is punishable by up to 90 days in county jail. The drug charge is punishable by up to a year in county jail.

Andrew G. Byrne

In addition, police charged Byrne with grand larceny and falsely reporting an incident. Her husband, Andrew G. Byrne, 25, also of 207 Perrine Ave., was charged with grand larceny and a parole violation.

The larceny charge is punishable by up to seven years in state prison. Falsely reporting an incident is punishable by up to a year in county jail.

According to police, Ashley Byrne and Fuller were arrested Tuesday in an undercover operation after the two women agreed to exchange sexual intercourse for money. The two women were arrested at the Days Inn on William Street.

Police said they believe the two women are part of a local prostitution ring, and additional arrests are likely.

The arrests resulted from a joint investigation by Auburn police, the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office, New York State Parole and the Cayuga County Probation Department.

Police charged Ashley and Andrew Byrne in connection with an incident July 6 in which Ashley Byrne, an employee of a the former Mobil Mini Mart convenience store on State Street, reported she was robbed of a bank deposit bag while en route to make an after-hours deposit that night.

Andrew Byrne was arrested Tuesday at his home, police said. Department of Correctional Services records show he was sentenced in January 2007 in Onondaga County to 1½ to three years in state prison for assault. He was released on parole in February of this year.

Ashley Byrne was under the supervision of the Cayuga County Probation Department at the time of her arrest, police said. Details of her offense were not available.

Anyone with information about either case can call police at 255-4705. Calls can remain anonymous.